2.15.2010

The Blonde Bombshell

A glamorous blonde. Origin: first used to describe Jean Harlow. Her US film 'Bombshell' was released in 1933. The mystique of the blond has been eternal with both men and women since the beginning of time. Poems and myths have been written about the golden haired woman. Up until World War II, a woman who dyed her hair was considered "fast". Hollywood depicted the blonde as being dumb, naughty, and immoral...oh my.

69 comments:

Darling, I love the old black and white films and almost all of the above talented stars. Growing up they were my pin-ups, I loved the elegant dresses they wore and all the glamour. I often watch the movies with my daughter and all I notice now are their narrow waist-lines!!. Wishing you a lovely week.

What a bunch of beautiful ladies. Almost makes mw wish i was a blonde (but i dont think it would suit me).Hope you had a nice Valentines day daaaaahling.*kisses* HHp.s. after reading your post on mcqueen, i decided to do one too. i gave u a little shout out :)

This is such an amazing post!!! So wonderful to see gorgeous pictures of beautiful blonds.:-)You are such a great friend for doing this - I enjoyed reading through your funny post cards. :-) Simply beautiful!

Hi Deb, gorgeous post and beautiful blondes. I wish I could pull off being a blonde bombshell but it just doesn't suit my Italian Olive skin.I love Cary Grant and have been watching a lot of old black and white movies lately , last night I watched Casablanca again for the one hundredth time.Hope all is well and warm, it is still snowing herexoxo

You do the most wonderful birthday posts for your friends! Beautiful selection of iconic blondes and I like your balloon ride idea ;-)

P.S. If your stay in Scotland would be only for a year or two, I'd definitely do it. I'm sure there are ways you can rent out your house without selling it and I think living abroad would be an experience of a lifetime!

woah!!! from one blonde to another....loved this! First, Renee fits right in with them. Second, Love that you included Deborah Harry...(when I was 12 I cut my hair just like her, bleached it white and wore electric blue eye-liner, and new-wave clothes. wanted to be Atomic. ha) and THIRD. my birthday is Jan. 8, so you have 11 months to create a love story between me & BONO. I even have a photo of us together that you can include....hahahhahahhah. no but seriously. hahahahah. no really though.

Dear Deb,I'm so sorry that I am late for this post. I've put my blogs I follow in order of posting and it's rubbish.!! I am going to go back to alphabetical order.This is fantastic. What a wonderful post for Renee's birthday. You are such a good friend and you put so much time and effort into these special posts Deb.YOU'RE A STAR. XXXX

What a wonderful tribute to Renee -- I'm going to go check out her blog immediately.

And it is interesting how the world is obsessed with blondes. My sister was blonde and we were always the "blonde/blue-eyed one" and the "brunette one" -- and somehow this was supposed to define us as people as well! Perhaps our fascination with blondes steam from the same fascination with youth (after all, most blondes go brown as they grow up)?

Dear B. Bombshell Deb ... Just love how you take what's in your head and run with it !!! Back when I didn't like having red hair, I wanted to be Grace Kelly... she was the closest thing to perfection ! But you, my you my dear, are sweet as they come ... lucky lucky Renee !!! xoxolisa

Deb, I am laughing so hard the cats are hiding under the bed!! You are so incredibly inventive and so devoted a friend! A super, super friend and we are all lucky to know you and have a chance to enjoy your humour! Much love to you and thanks for the laughs! oxox AJHappy Birthday, Blonde Bombshell!

Simply splendid, Deb & Renee. Wild, wonderful, beautiful & filled with loving. However, I must tell both of you Cary (Mr. Blandings) is MINE! Both of you just forget about running off to Paris with him.

Deb, I love how you go all out! I had no idea Ursula was ever a blonde; I only know her from the Superman movie when she was pixie-shorn with black hair and black everything else! Fascinating! xo kitty

You gorgeous girl Deb, what a truly awesome Birthday post for the Divine Miss F.!! I reckon if Cary G. was still in an above-ground position, Renee would be stalking him right this very minute. That girl wouldn't rest until she was the next Mrs. Grant. I've had a love/hate relationship with my blonde hair for 54 years - I have longed to be called 'enigmatic & mysterious', a phrase that's often given to our dark-haired sisters, never to the blonde brigade.Millie ^_^

Oh my goodness DEBI dont know how i missed this.. i've been looking out for your next post.. but somehow overlooked it...

This is FANTASTIC.. so great... I'm sure Renee was thrilled!! Blondes are just the best .. aren't they?? hahahaha... I love this post.. every image.. except Cary in what looks to be his Y fronts.. i probably could of skipped that one.. hahahaha Okey Dokey.. sorry Renee and Deb for being late... no explanation for my tardiness!! haha xxx Julie

Deb, you are just so smart and clever! You truly inspire me. But it's not just your wit and creativity, it's also the way you show others that you care and really value their friendship by being so thoughtful (AND willing to spend God-only-knows-how-long on special dedicated posts, such as this one).

It probably doesn't even seem like that big of a deal to you because I'm sure you must totally enjoy doing it! But I just wanted to chime in with my 2 cents worth and say that you really are a beautiful, giving person!

Also, if you're ever having one of those bad, low self-esteem kinda days where you don't feel good about yourself or anything you do... just remember that you DO make a big, positive difference to a LOT of people out here in the world wide 'Blog-O-sphere'! :)

DT -- are you and your friends all in the blonde bombshell club? you guys are such good friends to each other ... nice to see how one can become so close to a fellow blogger (is that a "sister from another server"?) and then lavish them with praise. still wishing you well in your decision making Re: Scotland!! -- Jg.

What a fantastic and fun tribute to your friend Renee!You really are the best.... can you tell me why being french, I cannot look like Catherine Deneuve...perhaps my life would change if I died my hair blonde...

OMG! This was hysterical and fabulous!!!!You didn't miss one hot blonde from that era!!!!Renee is very lucky to have a friend like you what a great post. Witty and Clever and a good read to boot... I was loving every bit....Happy Birthday to Renee......Well done!Maryanne xo

How fabulous...as a brunette I've never been much for blondes, although I confess to loving every single one of them that you've posted about here! Your friend Renee is of course number one (I adore that birthday story by the way, especially the Laduree part) and Debbie Harry always steals my heart a bit.